Evening Star Newspaper, October 29, 1927, Page 21

REAT ESTATE. MILLER APPOINTS NEW COMMITTEES Personnel Is Announced at Luncheon Given to Execu- | tive Board by President. W. C. Miller, newly el of the Washington It today announced the appointment m the membership of the nding com mittees of the board to serve for the | ensuing vear. The appointments were announced following a consideration of the mat ter during a luncheon g n by Presi- dent Miller to the members of the ex- ecutive committee of the board at the Carlton Hotel last week. The new committees are as follows: District affairs, H. Glenn Ph ton Browne, George . George W. Worthington, Il L. Al XKeever and Robert N. Harper: zonin, tanMall H. Hagner, Clarence F. Dono lmo and Lee D. 1 appraisal Shinn, iton street by H. P. Huddleson, / mme NEW COLONIAL HOME SOLD lh‘mlnuv just completed at the southwest corner of Thirt; through the office of Hedges & \lullllr((ul. STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €., Shght Increase Shown in Housmg Loans In Capital for Eight Months of 1927 THE EVENING S floating of these mortgages, figures show that the average housing loan floated by the company here since 1925 to be $5,700. Housing loans floated in Greater | Washington during 1926 amounted to $2,830,200, while the corresponding figure for 1925 was $1,142,000. During the period from January, 1920, to October 1, 1927, the Metro- politan Life made and pledged 88,322 loans amounting to $570,306,000. A total of 84,407 of these loans were made on one and two family dwellings and” 3,915 were on apartment build- ings. These Sgures include cities in many sections of the United States. BALTIMORE BUILDING CONTINUES ON DECLINE | Engineering Contracts 25 Per Cent Under Total for August | of This Year. BALTIMORE, October 29.—Building | operations in Baltimore continue to fall below the mark set last vear, according to figures of the building increase in the total housing loans floated in ¢ the Metropolitan Life during the first eight pmpared with the same period of 1926 is shown in a statement today by Weaver Bros., | 1ocal correspondents for the insurance | firm. | Housing loans made by the firm in Greater Washington dur eight months of 1927 s 45 reas tha corresponding | figure for the eight menths period of | 1926 was $1,361,700, As ation home owner A slight amount of amounted to an in that the small | are benefiting by the | %ASSOCIATION REPORTS | LUMBER TRADE GAINS Softwood Mills Show Increase Over | Preceding Week in Shipments. The “lumber thermometer” of busi- ng, according to the Manufacturers’ As- xth place || which has been purchased by Marga- EDUCATIDN ASSOCIATION | NOMINATORS NAMED Committee Appointed to Select Can- didates for Election to Be Held December 9. » F. Elliott Middleton, }‘lllhe 3 z and Milton ommittee, Har. 2llis, Reeve Hoo. mgfi. Morri membership William R. son, James F. ullkehl (\mll puhlu- affairs, W. Cameron B . Lee Donnelly lr(‘d A. Smith gohn A Brickley, DeVere R. Weedo) ¥ ¥ Alb(‘rl J. Gore, W. L4 I . Foster. will be arrangtd soon for | mittees and ous med to them for in committee will be for the In preparation for the annual elec- tion of officers to be held early in De- cember, a nominating committee w elected at the meeting of the Di of Columbia Education Association in | the Women's City Club_last night. | r. A. L. Howard was chosen cha man, while his fellow (»nmlmu(‘rnu‘n! Orrin Powers, M King \emgannn divided into subcommittees purpose of study. Caroline B and ". Randall. asurer and members | committee, all of ted December 9. meeting also Freight Train Derailed on Pennsy |of the [ whom will last ht's s of the loc gates to the annual convention of the National Edy ation, held Seattle in Road at Monmouth Junction. PHILADELPHIA, Qctober (P).— All traflic on the New York division of the Pennsylvania Railroad was blocked last night by a freizht wr: at Monmouth Junction. No one wa hurt. Fourteen bound freight train were derailed the nglish, president nd Miss Edith Louise | loaded cars of a West. | Gros both of whom represented at | the local “hody at the meeting. The an interlocking switch and the wreck- | delegates reviewed the program of the age was strewn ever all four tracks. |convention and commented briefly Passenger trains were detoured over | upon the many addr which were | the Perth Amboy branch. ! delivered during the sessions. A Beautiful Home In That Most Exclusive Location Massachusetts Ave. Park 2713 34th Place A beautifully planned three-story brick and frame home of 9 rooms, 3 baths, | ory on the first floor, sun porch on first floor off the living room glassed in, sleeping porch, hot-water heat. Good cellar. Lot 50x122, 2-car garage. House has just recently been redecorated throughout, mew electric fixtures having also been installed. onvement Terms Your Inspection Invited Open and Lighted Saturday and Sunday From 2 PM. to 9 P.M. EAVER BRO REALTORS 809 15th St. N.W. Main 9486 "1 | peal | Robert 1 3 WRECK BLOCKS TRAFFIC. | it ‘_ ko Wil setect mominees N. L. Sansbury Co., Inc. announces that Mr. Thomas L. Phillips formerly Secretary and Treasurer of Douglass & Phillips, Inc. is now associated as A Vice President and Director with N. L. Sansbury Co., Inc. 1418 Eye St. N.W. m's weekly review of the in-!inspector’s office. Building_and engineering contracts let in Baltimore in September amounted 'to $4,314.700. The total was 25 per cent under the total for August of this year, and 35 per cent under | the total for September, 1926 Residential construction, with a | total of $2,650,000, was the largest | single item, the amount being 62 per | cent of the total for September. ' Commercial and industrial building | amounted to $950,200. New construc- rted since the inted to $43,862,500, pared with $46,611,000 for the cor- | responding period of last year, the decrease being 6 per cent. Contemplated new work reported in Baltimore last month reached $6, 000, showing a loss of 58 per cent from ; the figure for the preceding month, | and of 25 per cent from the amount | | reported in September, 192 { DOCTOR DENIED RETRIAL. Dr. H. H. Hazen to Appeal 815,000 Verdict. tice Bailey in Circuit Division 2 rday denied a motion for ed by Dr. H. M. H.!/on from sdict for $15.000 ds Virtually the same number of re-| ftwood mills show a gain nt orders and shipments for | the week ending October 22, over the | preceding week, and prodyetion about | the same. Allowing for the fact that mills reported last week than same time last year, it is ap- that the current volume of business is_greater. Apparently the hardwood industry » was more active during the past k than it was the previous week, a little slower than at this time Jast year. a new parent the physiciz The doctor Prescott noted a Ailline passenge: nd Moscow ¢ n nlm' ney in appro: m" the time 4 between Berlin appeal to the Court of Ap mak he plaintiff w presented Morr ampler and ynch. by Attorneys T, Cleveland Park Detached and Semi- detached Homes 6-8 and 10 Rooms —= 13,250 to #18,250 3711 to 3733 Warren Street N.W. Open Daily Until 9 P.M. B Fine looking homes of sturdy construction and many meritorious features. Beauti- fully situated in a fine residential section of detached and semi-detached homes_that is defi- nitely protected against undesirable encroachments by a sound restricting code. The detached homes contain 10 rooms and 2 baths—the semi-detached homes have 6 rooms and bath-and 8 rooms and 2 baths. All rooms are unusually large and well planned (plenty of sunlight and air), finest hardwood floors throughout, great, big kitchens and pan- tries, real open fireplaces, wide cement front porches, large terraced lawns, landscaped and bounded hy attrictive masonry, and substantial brick garages to match homes. See These Homes Sunday—Represent- ative on Premises—or Your Broker W. G. IRVIN Owner and Builder—CleveJand 1531 To Reach Homes Turn west at Connecticut ave. and Van Ness st. (Bureau of Stand- ards) to 38th st., north to Warren; or east at Wisconsin ave. to 38th st. Cleveland Park 4118 38th St. Corner Van Ness St. Near Bureau of Standards (Between Conn. & Wis. Aves.) What most homes lack These homes have Come and See Them An Inspection Incurs No Obligation The most conveniently arranged livable new homes on the market. You could look considerably farther, pay more and not get as good construction or as much home comfort. They have six beautifully finished rooms, three large bedrooms (one with private tile lavatory), completely appointed tile bath, casy stairway to attic, fireplace with colonial mantel, bay window in dining room, large re-enforced concrete front and two very large rear porches, In a popular communi st north of Cleveland Park, within one block of car service and with public and parochial echools, stores, churches and a bank close by, these practical homes will draw a strong appeal. Hedges & Middleton, Inc. Realtors Week Days 5:30 to 8:30 1412 Eye St. N.W, Franklin 9503 SATURDAY, OCT 0 BE 1 HEARING NOT EXPECTED ON PHONE RECEIVING SET Utilities Commission Likely to Ap-| prove Without Formality 50-Cent Charge for New Type. | | | abte ground connections a | tually useless. ‘ While it is not economical to pro- ame time the bureau de- vide all building ning rods, | <! live stock losses in open rens o 3% | field by lightning may be prevented ' buildings | P¥ Droper grounding of fence wires. lightning _exposure, — ites” should en-| Cultivation of American cotton Is ation by making a | being urged in the Sudan. MERCHANTS, ATTENTION! New Stores for Sale 427 to 431 15th St. N.E. We are building 400 houses and 3 stores in this desir- able location. These stores are a good investment, In- spect at once and be convinced. Price and Terms Reasonable THOS. A. JAMESON CO. 906 N. Y. Ave. N.W. Main 5526 suitabl buildings. rodded The Public Utilities Commission is | expected to authorize the 50-cent tariff | charged by the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. for the use of the new type European receiving sets without the formality of a public hearing, it | was indicated at the commission’s office. The question of whether a hearing is necessary was put up to a com- mittee composed of Corporation Coun- sel W. W. Bride, People's Counsel Ralph B. Fleharty, and Dozier A. Devane, counsel for the telephone | company, and after a_conference it| reported ‘that such a procedure was | uncalled for unless a protest is made | against the charge. i i RODS SAVE FIRE LOSS. Lightning Conductors Can Save| $20,000,000, Bureau Holds. | Fire losses amounting to more than | $20,000,000 annually may be saved by | proper’ lightning rod inst Bureau of Standards declar day. Pointing out that such lo be prevented to a great e: proper installation, the bureau said | many rods which are bhelieved to be | properly installed are without suit- DUNIGAN-BUILT SEE THESE PETWORTH 'HOMES Fifth St. N.W. At GALLATIN 8,990 Six Daylight Rooms Roomy Closets Built-in Tub and Shower 3 Porches Concrete Street and Alley Exhibit Home 5109 5th St. N.W. EXHIBIT HOMES ARE OPEN AND LIGHTED UNTIL 9 P.M. Seventh St. N.W. HAMILTON 6,950 $500 Cash and Rent-Like Monthly Payments Big Front Porch Double Back Porch Large Bath Built-in Refrigerator An Ideal Home At a Moderate Price Exhibit Home 5124 7th St. N.W. BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, BUY A DUNIGAN ALL-BRICK HOME Two Charming Homes In the Grant Circle Section of Petworth Seven Rooms and Attic. Screened Back Porches. Two-Car Brick Garage. 20-Ft. Front. 38 Ft. Deep. Beautiful Lawns, Shrubbery and Hedge. The Location Affords Every Convenience. Every Effort Is Made to Meet the Financial Requirements of All Desirable Purchasers D. J. DUNIGAN, Inc. 1319N. Y. Ave. Main 1267